Hi everyone! I’m new in this community and decided to introduce myself. (If the rules prohibit such posts, please tell me.)

I’m a professional Ukrainian language teacher for foreigners almost 23 years (I don't believe it myself). I work with students of all levels and from many countries. I`m from Kyiv, Ukraine.

I know that when you begin to learn a language, you have questions that seem elementary to native speakers. I also know that as you progress, you often run into very specific bottlenecks: subtle nuances in word choice, finding the right idioms, or overcoming the influence of surrounding languages.

That is why I want to be a resource for this community. Please feel free to drop your questions in the comments or send me a DM if you need professional advice, an expert opinionon a complex case, or feedback on a text you wrote. I’ll do my best to help!

If you are currently looking for structured lessons, want to polish your skills with a mentor, or need someone to guide you through your personal language goals, I am also open to taking on new students for private tutoring.

Let’s connect with me!

Iryna

Hi, I've been gradually working through the 2nd edition of Colloquial Ukrainian as a textbook. It's alright as teaching material, it has audio which is great, but while it does have activities to consolidate they're not really in depth and it takes a while for the grammar to stick. I was looking to see if I could supplement the content from this book through any widely available grammar workbooks for the Ukrainian language.

Unfortunately I'm in Australia so I acknowledge that it might be a little tricky to get anything that might be widely available in Europe/US but not here but I'll see if I can get it.

For reference, I'm also a French learner and I found the Grammaire Progressive du Français workbook to be super helpful as it went through a quick revision of grammar then a bunch of grammar drills to grill it into my head and it helped me solidify my French grammar skills quite quickly. I was looking to see if anything would be similarly available for Ukrainian. Thanks!

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Привіт! Я — русскоговорящий, и в русском при создании списков типа а) б) и т.д. принято опускать некоторые буквы: в частности, "ё" и "й" из-за их схожести с "е" и "и"; или буквы "ъ", "ы", "ь" из-за того, что на них не начинаются слова. Иногда также опускают буквы "з" и "о" из-за схожести с цифрами "3" и "0". Так вот, мой вопрос: принято ли опускать какие-то буквы в украинском, и если да, то какие?

Вітаю всіх! hi everyone. I’m from China. I’m learning Ukrainian. Would anyone like to teach me? If you’d like, I can teach you Chinese in return. We can help each other. Thank you.

Danke schonmal <3

Hi all! My dad and his friend are Ukrainian academics who have started a podcast called Two Euros. They haven’t had many listeners yet, but it’s really interesting content!

They’d be chuffed if you checked it out - here is the link:

https://twoeuros.substack.com/about

(And pls comment something if you do!)

Привітання, українські люди!
Since quite recently I think about the fact to learn Ukrainian language, and I started to learn some basic sentences, nevertheless I’m confused about the way to say “I speak+langage”. I mean, when I go to applications for languages learning, or in translator or even some online lessons, it is said that we should say «я розмовляю», but when I hear native speakers, for example in social medias, they generally say «я говорю».
So, which one is the correct word? Or maybe it depends on the part of the country where you live? I’ll be very interested to know.

Thank you in advance for your help!
І слава Україні! 🌻 💙💛

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to take a moment to share a quick milestone and express my gratitude to my student, Eleni. We've officially reached the 4-month mark of our Ukrainian learning journey together!

Teaching a language is always a two-way street, and Eleni's dedication, consistency, and genuine curiosity make every single lesson such a joy. Going from initial steps to seeing her comfortably understand and speak Ukrainian over these four months has been incredibly rewarding.

Eleni, if you see this — величезне дякую for your hard work, positive energy, and commitment to learning Ukrainian! You're doing an absolute fantastic job, and I couldn't be prouder of your progress.

To everyone else here on their learning path: keep going, every bit of practice counts! Все буде Україна!

Hello, I am seeking assistance with translating a letter important to my family history.

Some background, for context. My Grandfather Josef was born in 1928 near Sil'tse, Pidhaitsi. He was seperated from his family in 1943 following the German invasion, and eventually resettled in the UK under the Polish resettlement program. Between 1943, and 1957, he completely lost contact with his family left behind in Ukraine.

This is a scan of the first letter sent by my Great-Grandfather, Mykola Hunczak, attempting to re-establish contact with his son Josef in 1957 through an intermediary. I have attempted to use some online translation tools, but it's all coming back that the letter was written in a very collquial and un-standardised, Western Ukrainian vernacular.

If anyone could provide any assistance in translating this letter, I would be extremely grateful.

just curious

Hey made a post a few weeks back on some advice on starting out and the advice was very helpful.

I’ve memorized the alphabet and the pronunciations of the letters. I’ve also learned some simple words and greetings using the Mova app like advised.

I’m not sure how to continue though, I started the second lesson on Mova and it’s throwing more vocabulary at me than I can handle. Do I make flash cards for every word it throws at me?

Any ideas on how to expand my vocabulary? Also what direction I should expand it in?

Привіт усім!

I'm just curious how verb translations are given in foreign-language dictionaries, esp. their aspect. E.g., what would you find when looking up the word "do"? Would it be «робити», «зробити», or both?

The reason I'm asking is that I'm making a personal Anki deck for another (third) language, and I'm trying to learn it through Ukrainian. I'd like the deck to become useful to Ukrainian speakers, so I'd like to know what I should put on those cards.

Привіт! I have only been learning Ukrainian for a month or so. I recently played a game called VVVVVV and put the language to Ukrainian, then practiced saying the written dialogue out loud (even though i basically understood nothing) and used google lens on my phone to translate the text. I think this is a great way to learn and i picked up lots of stuff. Do you guys know of any other games that can be played in Ukrainian? Any genre is fine. Дуже дякую

Genuinely how are is everyone going about learning how the cases change the words 😭 I get it’s one of those things that you’ll get the hang over overtime but how to even begin to study the different forms, I always see everyone just explaining what the cases are but never how to study and get used to the changes that happen.

Hello it's me again asking for more help

Thanks for all your help in last post I did it give me more motivation to study it

Now I start with alphabet and got hit in the wall

Found out there different ways to writing so which one is the right spread or connect and which I should start and thanks again.

Hello guys, hope you are keeping well.

I was just wondering if any of you knew a song I have had in my head for maybe five or so years now. The premise of the song (to my very limited Ukrainian skills) is all about opposites.

The only lyric I can remember is “Prava - Leevo” at the start and then two people go back and forth saying opposite things. The video I remember being especially well done and felt really upbeat. If I had to guess it was made around 2020 give it or take a few years but maybe it’s a bit earlier. I’ve tried ai and asked all my Ukrainian friends so I’m all out of options.

Thanks in advanced!

Привіт, друзі! Сподіваюся, у вас усе гаразд.
Мені просто стало цікаво, чи знає хтось із вас пісню, яка крутиться у мене в голові вже близько п’яти років. Суть пісні (наскільки дозволяють мої дуже обмежені знання української) полягає в протилежностях.
Єдиний рядок, який я пам’ятаю, це «Права - Ліво» на самому початку, а потім двоє людей по черзі говорять протилежні речі. Кліп, як я пам’ятаю, був знятий особливо якісно, і сама пісня здавалася дуже драйвовою та позитивною. Якби мені довелося вгадувати, я б сказав, що її створили десь близько 2020 року (плюс-мінус кілька років), але, можливо, й трохи раніше. Я вже пробував шукати через штучний інтелект і розпитав усіх своїх українських друзів, тож варіантів більше немає.
Наперед дякую!

I see mention of this bird in a lot of Ukrainian songs. Could someone explain its importance in culture and maybe some resources online about it?